Articles filed under Elgin Area Unit District 46
-
More Illinois teachers striving for top certification that paysFeb 21, 2009 10:00 pm - By all accounts, John Madsen is a successful educator. The Bartlett High School language arts teacher, tenured and with nine years of service under his belt, received a ...
-
U-46 superintendent Torres clarifies $17 million in cutsFeb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - In response to droves of questions over last Friday's announcement that Elgin Area School District U-46 would be reducing $17 million in expenditures for the 2009-10 sch...
-
Trivia night takes edge off testing fears at Harriet GiffordFeb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Test-takers, come on down. For the second year in a row, Harriet Gifford Elementary school in Elgin will host "Are You Smarter Than an ISAT Student?" a spinoff of Fox TV...
-
District 301 model for savings in superintendent searchFeb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - In these uncertain economic times, cutbacks in school districts' budgets are more the rule than the exception. Field trips. Classroom temperatures. Administrative salari...
-
Biggest suburban district needs changeFeb 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Much has happened in the suburbs' largest school district in recent weeks. And none of it, thankfully, has had to do with the racial bias lawsuit that has kept the cash ...
-
Discovery deadlines pushed back in U-46 suitFeb 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Disputes over experts in the lawsuit accusing Elgin Area School District U-46 of racial bias have resulted in more delays of the already drawn-out discovery process. Mag...
-
Musical numbers highlight ECC's 'Hello, Dolly!'Feb 18, 2009 10:00 pm - When times are stressful, an evening of escapism at the theater can be just the ticket. For example, take the lighthearted musical "Hello, Dolly!" The musical, filled w...
-
Tri-Cities briefsFeb 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Dist. 129 candidate withdraws Anthony Stanford officially withdrew late last week from the West Aurora School District 129 race, citing personal and professional commitm...
-
Rapid changes are just the first step in an overhaul of U-46Feb 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Few would disagree that Jose Torres inherited a mess when he was named superintendent of Illinois' second-largest school district. Yet Torres' almost unbridled approach ...
-
U-46 chief reflects on decisions, looks to futureFeb 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 Superintendent Jose Torres has spent his first seven months making a host of aggressive decisions, including the recent housecleaning of ...